Cue stick guiding bridge



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14. 3 Mar/1M Unite htates Patent Patented Dec. 24, 1957 CUE STICK GUIDING BRIDGE Walter A. Niemann, Chicago, Ill.

Application August 8, 1956, Serial No. 602,768

1 Claim. (Cl. 273-23) This invention relates to a guiding bridge for cue sticks used in the playing of pool, billards, and like, and more particularly to one that may be easily and quickly adjusted as to height.

In the playing of pool, billards, and like, the ones participating in the game often use a support guide for the front end of the cue stick. Such devices usually consist of a handle rod and a front end base wall having a plurality of circular notches in its top and sides and into which the front end portion of the cue stick is selectively slidably placed. The chief objection to such devices is that their height above the table is fixed due to the fact that they are placed on and are supported by the game table top. Obviously, there are often conditions existing when the notched grooves of the guide are not of the proper height above the table top to provide a suitable guide for the cue stick.

Therefore, one of the principal objects of my invention is to provide a bridge for use with cue sticks that is easily and quickly adjustable as to height.

A further object of this invention is to provide a cue stick bridge that may be adjusted to cant either to the left or right of a given vertical plane.

Still further objects of my invention are to provide an adjustable one stick bridge guide that is economical in manufacture, durable in use and refined in appearance.

These and other objects will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

My invention consists in the construction, arrangements, and combination, of the various parts of the device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained as hereinafter more fully set forth, specifically pointed out in my claim, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my device in use,

Fig. 2 is a back view of the head and support portion of the invention and more fully illustrates its construction,

Fig. 3 is a front end view of my cue stick bridge showing the guide head in elevated condition,

Fig. 4 is a rear view of the device with the guide head reversed for permitting the adjustable canting of the head, and

Fig. 5 is a side view of the device taken from line 5-5 of Fig. 4 and with a section cut away to illustrate the manner of attaching and tightening the head unit to the handle stick.

In these drawings I have used the numeral to designate the elongated rod handle of the device. The numeral 11 designates an elongated horizontal base foot flat at its top and bottom. Extending upwardly from the center of this foot is a flat bar post 12, as shown in Fig. 1. The numeral 13 designates a head board similar to the usual head on cue stick bridges in that it has a plurality of circular depressions or notch grooves 14 in its top and side portions, as shown in Fig. 3. In one side of the head and centrally located is a flat bottom vertical groove 15 for slidably receiving the vertical bar 12. The numeral 16 designates a vertical slot in the bar 12. A headed and threaded shaft 17 extends first through the head 13, thence loosely through the slot 16, thence through a washer 20, and then has its end portion opposite from its head threaded into the end of the handle stick 10. The member 17 may be secured to the head 13 against independent rotation by any suitable means, such as a pin 21. Therefore, by holding the head and manually rotating the handle stick to the left the member 17 will unscrew from the handle stick and with the parts loose the foot 11 may be adjustably moved toward or away from the head 13 for positioning the head at the desired height above the game table top. After the required adjustment is efiected, the head 13 is held and the handle stick rotated to the right thereby rigidly clamping the bar 12 to the head 13 and the head 13 and bar 12 rigidly to the handle stick. By the bar 12 being slidable in the groove of the head 13, the head 13 will be prevented from lateral canting. If, on the other hand, it is desired to cant the head in either lateral direction from the vertical, the parts of the device are taken apart and reassembled with the bar 12 on the side of the head opposite from the side of the head having the vertical groove 15. When so assembled the device may be loosened and the foot 11 adjusted at the desired angle relative to the head 13, after which the handle stick is rotated to bolt tighten the elements.

From the foregoing it will be appreciated that I have provided an adjustable bridge for use in guiding a one stick 22 to strike a ball 23.

Some changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of my cue stick guiding bridge without departing from the real spirit and purpose of my invention, and it is my intention to cover by my claims, any modified forms of structure or use of mechanical equivalents which may be reasonably included within their scope.

I claim:

In a cue stick bridge, a foot portion, a head portion having cue stick guide ways, a handle stick, a slotted bar secured to said foot portion, a headed shaft extending through said head portion and the slot of said bar and having its end portion opposite from its head threaded into said handle stick whereby said handle stick may be rotated in one direction relative to said headed shaft for rigidly securing all of the elements together, and a groove in one side of said head portion slidably embracing said slotted bar; said head portion being capable of canting adjustment relative to said foot portion.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 196,568 Doughty Oct. 30, 1877 199,105 Prentice Jan. 8, 1878 FOREIGN PATENTS 3,449 Great Britain Aug. 31, 1878 7,466 Great Britain May 9, 1884 24,591 Great Britain Nov. 22, 1898 17,483 Great Britain Aug. 12, 1903 19,470 Great Britain Aug. 26, 1912 

